Who has tried Beaufort and has a recipe they highly recommend?
I have three separate cheese books and no recipe for Beaufort.
All help appreciated.
Hi Alice
I have had some success with this recipe from Sailor
https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,3556.0.html (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,3556.0.html)
Sailor's recipe "aggressively sticks" to the cheesecloth LOL
no kidding
A good trick to keep these kinds of cheese from adhering to the cheese cloth is to acidify the cheese cloth with a bit of vinegar wash. Mine never stick now.
I did soak in vinegar but I still had one area that just ripped off. Oh well.
I know I haven't made very many cheeses, but to throw my two cents in, I use poly web disposable cheese cloth.
I have had no problem with any cheeses sticking. I think this is also what Sailor Con Queso uses.
Don't be fooled by the name disposable. I have used mine multiple times is still good.
I rinse in hot water and sterilize it with the no rinse product STERAMINE .
My issue with the "disposable" stuff is that with a very heavy cheese, when you're trying to pull it up around the sides to minimize the wrinkles, it often tears. Have you had that problem?
Try soaking your cloth in the whey from your make, the PH will be the same as the cheese, it shouldn't stick.
Quote from: H-K-J on March 16, 2018, 01:57:18 AM
Try soaking your cloth in the whey from your make, the PH will be the same as the cheese, it shouldn't stick.
I made my first butterkase recently. Soaked the cloth in whey but it still stuck. Something I've never had with any other cheese.
I haven't had that problem Gort.
Quote from: curiouser_alice on February 11, 2018, 09:02:22 PM
Who has tried Beaufort and has a recipe they highly recommend?
I have three separate cheese books and no recipe for Beaufort.
All help appreciated.
Sorry, Alice, I'm coming to this a little late. :-[
I have had some success with my Beaufort #4 (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,9862.msg72495.html#msg72495) and Beaufort #6 (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,10762.msg81557.html#msg81557). If you search on Beaufort, you'll find there is quite extensive dialogue.
-Boofer-
Quote from: Raw Prawn on March 16, 2018, 06:56:21 AM
Quote from: H-K-J on March 16, 2018, 01:57:18 AM
Try soaking your cloth in the whey from your make, the PH will be the same as the cheese, it shouldn't stick.
I made my first butterkase recently. Soaked the cloth in whey but it still stuck. Something I've never had with any other cheese.
Soak in whey and vinegar. If the cheese sticks, spray vinegar directly on the stuck part, leave 1-2 minutes. You can rinse the cheese in whey to rid of extra vinegar. This works for me.
Thank you Boofer. Going to try again soon and I will look at these recipes.
Quote from: AnnDee on April 28, 2018, 03:34:20 PM
Soak in whey and vinegar. If the cheese sticks, spray vinegar directly on the stuck part, leave 1-2 minutes. You can rinse the cheese in whey to rid of extra vinegar. This works for me.
Thanks, Ann. Sounds like good advice.
Sailor's recipe was delicious. I'd show you but I ate it all. Going to try this again.
Just made a second try at this yesterday. It looks MUCH better than the first, and I'm hopeful it will be just as delicious. Photos to follow when finished.